Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 27, 2017 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 04, 2017 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S275
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2017-S275 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S275 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S275 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law and the legislative law, in relation to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits upon conviction of a felony related to public employment SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 157-a. Section 2 amends subdivision 2 of section 5 of the legislative law, as amended by section 7 of part CC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015. Section 3 establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Among other provisions, the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011 (Chapter 399 of the laws of 2011) requires the reduction or forfeiture of a public officer's pension under certain circumstances where he or she has been convicted of a felony related to his or her office; however, it only applies to officials who joined the pension system
2017-S275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 275 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, AVELLA, KAMINSKY, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the legisla- tive law, in relation to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits upon conviction of a felony related to public employment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 157-a to read as follows: § 157-A. PENSION FORFEITURE; PER DIEM EXPENSE ACCEPTANCE. 1. ANY STATE OFFICER OR LOCAL OFFICER, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, WHO ACCEPTS COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE IN THE FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PER DIEM EXPENSES, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AND IS CONVICTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OF A FELONY RELATED TO PUBLIC OFFICE, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS OF PRIVILEGES UNDER A PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR PENSION PLAN. 2. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE, THIRTEEN AND FOURTEEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO ANY ACTION FOR AN ORDER TO REDUCE OR REVOKE THE PENSION TO WHICH SUCH PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED FOR SERVICE AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 5 of the legislative law, as added by section 7 of part CC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2. (a) Each member of the legislature, upon verification of attend- ance, which shall be by electronic verification when practicable, in compliance with the policies set forth by the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate for their respective bodies, shall be eligible to receive payment of actual and necessary travel EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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